Greetings,
I was a seasoned illustrator before focusing on oil portraiture a few years back. A brief stint at Disney Feature Animation (Background Painter on two films TARZAN and MULAN) rekindled my interest in oil painting and portraits, my first love. I did more painting in 2 years at Disney than 10 years in illustration. A great growth experience-even got to experience a visit/demo by Burton Silverman (a Hero)and take him to dinner afterward (on Disney).
I resumed full time portraiture 2 years ago after a career hiatus of a couple of years due to a contretemps with a vehicle behind me (twice!) which in aggravating an old parachute injury did a number on my neck (and vision).
I feel I am now painting better than I ever have tho I still want to loosen up more after the strictures of illustration (it is coming with every painting). Standing up to paint helps.
I love portrait painting, think John Singer Sargent is the Man and the Derriere Guard is terrific. Oh, I have a cat.
Namaste
David
www.davidjarvisart.com